New-York tribune., 1887-12-11
STATESMEN ON STRIKE.
Il CREWS TWO CONVERSATIONS WITH
Nj. CLEMENCEAU.

;strable" men against the head of the State. 1t
came about quite i'll an accidental way, and sprung
ont Of conversations in the lobby of the Chamber
OF Deputies. where. apropos of the Wilson affair,
nm article of RochefSrt was being discussed. lie
said: France will be rid of the shame of seeing
che Flysce used rs an agency for shady affairs and
Asby intrigucs if the leading men of the Repub-
ucan party agree to enter no Ministry until
NJ Greyy resigns" The idea was thought good
one and all the more account of the use the Roy
asts were making IN the country OF the petty
Iorcepics of the first son-n-aw in France
So this article was seed falling good ground. A
nact was 40 once entered into, and / never knew
one so well observed Nobody among those who
;onea in it was to take Office if sent for by the
President unless on the condition of bringing his
resignation To- the Chamber
NJ Clcmencelu HAD carried single handed the vote
for leave TO prosecute NJ Wilson, which NJ. Rou-
vicr rad made a Cabinet question. NJ. Grevy
therefore hai TO send FOX him, although last May
he ignored him when NJ Clemenceau and his lieu
tenant. NJ. Pectan. beat the Goblet Government
on the Budget. had an account from NJ. Clemen-
ceau OF his advent at the Elysee. lie knew
that NJ Grevy had said that long as
he was at the Executive House NJ. Clemen-
ceau would never be Prime Minister
md that The day on which NJ Clemenceau entered
the Elysee by the front door he M Crew would
leave 1t by the back door. NJ. ClemencCau knew
what WAS co ning, but took malicious pleasure IN
seeming not to expect it by keeping ont of the way
of General Brugere, the Presidents military secre
tary who first called at his residence Rue Clement
Marot and did not find him. ami then at the office
of La Justice, where he was told that NJ. Clemen-
reau had gone with his daughters to the theatre
The General then left written message asking NJ.
Clemenceau 10 call Monday morning at half
past o. Next morning the visit was paid,
~ hp
ordinary sitnG-rOOm in the east wing of the Pal
ace. General BYugere uShcred HIM i'll. NJ Grevy
when the visitor announced. came forward,
shook him by the haud and motioned to him to SIT
down in deep leather armchair on one side OF the
hearth and seqted hmsei in another on the other
sde with it back to a range of windows. He hal
been probably told of he strike SO he began by
appealing the soft side of NJ. Clemenceau, taking
the tone of n brOken-hearted old man. His voice
was broken by emotion, and he wiped away a flood
of tears. NJ Clcmenceau Mt first was deeply sorry.
but when he found later that he had 10 play n close
Came against a slnguary sly and foxy adversary.
he arlened hIs heart VI. Grcvy. after he had eX
patiatcd upon his family misfortuncS, which in his
position pubic calamity, asked VI. Clemcn-
ceau TO take Office The Radical leader
with q good Zeal Of circumlocutlon told him that
this was impossible, unless NJ. GreVy author zed
him TO take his own resignation ~ the Chambers.
This condition the President felgned not TO hear
He affected to think that NJ. Clemenceau recOlied
because he would not be al liberty to name all his
Ministerial colleagues. said NJ. Grevy: "1Ou
were so clearly the victor on Saturday IN over
throwing the Ministry that You entitled to your
own conditions. lou may If you choose give the
War portfolio to General Boulanger." NJ. Clemen-
ceau still declined. He then gPye the President so
clearly to understand why that there was no
longer the possibility of turning deaf ear. 10 VI.
aa,,'5c that
he himself wanted was TO resign. and that he would
feel grateful 10 the Radical leader If he
rs Prime Minister facilitated a dignlied re-
treat from the Elysee. At great lsngth he
stated why he wanted TO leave. watching as he dlt
so the countenance of his Inierlocutor VI. Gle
menceau fet hat a trap was beng laldfor him,and
asked whether be might in the evening have a con-
yersatlon with the President on the subject into
which he ha just been going. before NM. Floqnet.
Goblet and De Freycinet. They were AL men of
great influence and personally on such good terms
with VI. Grew that he could only expect from them
the mos; friendly consideration. They would all
see together what steps should be taken to enable
NJ Grevy TO retire with honor II was agreed that
q messenge- from the Elysee was TO invite the
three men II question % meet VI CIemenceau al
the Palace al > o'clock. Thcy al oOeyed the sual-
mons. But the cpnsternatlon of the Radio
leader all the arguments which the President
psed IN the morning TO prove that he ought
10 go were employed in the evening IN demonstrate
ing that he oGght TO stay. As the drlii sergeant
said TO the recruit in telling him 10 use his le Fl
foot az he had nsed his Nighttime movement Is
lust tnc same thing only that ito just the opp, size
NM De Frcycinct, Goblet, Lc'oyer Fioquct, Ray
ual BrissOl, Ju.cs Ferry. lH0ot, Waldcck- R'us-
seau. Lockro aud number of other eminent po-
i,ical Inel have been since sent for. some to be
asked TO form Cabinet aud others 10 be asked for
odylce. Tn.y IN all cases told NJ Greyy that but
one course wa, open to hIm-nainey, resignation
NJ. Crews monthly salary iS $4,000 The
yearly income is paid III twelfhs and without de-
ductions Of any sort. 1t comes 10 TI1ooOo, o.
winch $50 coo j. allowed io7 festive expe 'dlinrt
T,e fe.tlyI,y you'd be covered Og S7j, 900. Inc
President i,also allowed f,cwOod, candle ana gas
Ilrl,. Iaen scrvants the wages and hoard of whom
the state PAYS as well as the lver ies o. whom IL
buys two ca rages carriage for his Secretaries
two military secretaries. tAree ci'l. secretaries
house IIneh anl the cost of washing IT, vegetab eS
for his table from the eX-rOval gtriens. noNtrS
for his grG.l lllJu,c and bail rooms from the CIV
nursery GARDEN valuable preserves IN the forests
of Marty a.d lsambouIlet which not oaly supply
his taple with all the game II cln consume Dh
enable MN 10 put away about SJotj year
rbe rlvs.ci, r,paired for his use. ani when his
daughter wa, married the interior part OF the ea'l
wing was kno. sleI own itted up car peted ana
furnished 10 suit her convenience. The President
Hasa box at tho Opera aud at the franeals, ana
us.d to hav. one at he Opera CONG L.. supplied
him also by tiin State. His sitlIngroOm Is ntteh
up with telephones, wlnc1 enable nm anu HIS
family TO hear operas without susrirg nom me
cIinney-cOTn. THIS. too, IS pad Tor ~ lh'
Nation | he.. an old legal chum OF thc President
say the other day that h; must have pdt - at lHe
Elysec - $50 $50 at least
The old has very charming tastes.
He is an exquisite classical scholar. He loves